Comments Thread For: Kirkland Not Worried About Ring Rust Versus Canelo

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It will have been 16 months since James Kirkland entered a prizefight by the time he faces Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in the ring on May 9 in Houston, Texas. The two all-action fighters collide in a 155 lb. catchweight bout, one that has been nearly three years in the making.

For reasons only Kirkland can explain—but never will—just one fight has come in the time since he was first offered the opportunity to face Alvarez in Sept. ’12. That one bout was a hell of a solo performance, surviving an early rush from Glen Tapia to nearly decapitate the then-unbeaten junior middleweight, scoring a violent 6th round knockout in their Dec. ’13 brawl.
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[Santa_]

They guy hasn't fought in 17 months. There's going to be ring rust. It's not like he stayed in shape that whole time off.

[nycsmooth]

u lose "ring rust" in the gym, not in a bout...his main problem is his stamina, nothing more...

[Calibre .223]

Who is training Kirkland for this bout?

[The Guillotine]

Who is training Kirkland for this bout?

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...lfe-for-canelo

[anonymous2.0]

I think its going to be Chavez-Fonfara all over again, but with Kirkland being the Chavez

[Calibre .223]

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...lfe-for-canelo

Thanks, man! Wow, Gerald Tucker, huh? I remember that guy from the amateurs. He used to fight out of Cincinnatti, under Mike Stafford (trainer of Ricardo Williams and Adrien Broner).

[DreamerUSA]

I think its going to be Chavez-Fonfara all over again, but with Kirkland being the Chavez

What you just said leads me to believe that you have never seen Kirkland fight. Quit is'nt in his DNA. As to his layoffs. He was off longer in between the Molina and Tapia fight than he will be here not to mention the last seven years of his career have been spotty as far as fighting goes between prison, promotional issues and injuries. If Kirkland was a quitter we would of seen it by now considering the types of fights he is usually in. As for the fight. Kirkland is going to destroy Canelo and if Canelo is'nt careful he will end up shot like Angulo after the beating he is going to take.

[FightingWords]

Can't wait to see Canelo Angulo 2. Oh, I mean Kirkland.

[Guest]

I just hope Kirkland goes in there trying to take Canelo's head off.

I hope this new found boxing skill doesn't make him tentative and thoughtful in the ring.